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Association of the neuronal cell adhesion molecule (NRCAM) gene variants with autism.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Feb 2009
Marui Tetsuya, Funatogawa Ikuko, Koishi Shinko, Yamamoto Kenji, Matsumoto Hideo, Hashimoto Ohiko, Nanba Eiji, Nishida Hisami, Sugiyama Toshiro, Kasai Kiyoto, Watanabe Keiichiro, Kano Yukiko, Sasaki Tsukasa, Kato Nobumasa
Abstract excerpt
Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder of early childhood. Genetic factors play an important role in the aetiology of the disorder. In this study, we considered the NRCAM gene as a candidate gene of autism. This gene is expressed in the central nervous system and located in the 7q region, a susceptibility locus of autism. We conducted a case-control study of 18 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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